Originally Posted by veewan

If it went to the cheapest pilot group, GLA would have gotten jets and still been alive today.

Flying would also exclusively go to Mesa now.

There's more to the decision than just price.

It's like when you go to the grocery store... do you always buy the cheapest item, or are there certain things you'll buy generic, but others that you're willing to pay for the brand name? Sometimes that extra cost is worth what you get in a product.